Desert Edge receiver Malakai Moala (11) celebrates a touchdown against Cactus during the 5A State Championship game at Mountain America Stadium on Dec. 6, 2024.

We're going to give it our all." Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. He also covers Grand Canyon University athletics and the Arizona Rattlers.

The Gregory School; 43 points in a Dec. 4 win vs. San Miguel; and 25 points on Dec. 2 in a loss to Tombstone. In the boys' poll, Desert Edge football player Joshua Hopphaus, a senior, had the most ...

Among other teams on the schedule are Mountain Pointe at home and Canyon View on the road. The Scorpions will have a balanced schedule with five home and five away games for the 2025 season.